Schwab, Stephen Irving Max. <br/><br/>
Guantànamo, USA :  the untold history of America's Cuban outpost / 
Stephen Irving Max Schwab. 
 - Lawrence, Kan. :  University Press of Kansas,  c2009. 
 - xi, 367 p. :  ill., maps, photos ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-356) and index. 
<br/><br/> Established as America's first foreign naval base following the Spanish-American War, Guantànamo is now more often thought of as our Devil's Island. This book takes readers beyond the orange-jumpsuited detainees of today's headlines to provide the first comprehensive history of Guantànamo from its origins to the present. Occupying 45 square miles of land and sea, Guantànamo has for more than a century symbolized the imperial impulse within U.S. foreign policy, and its occupation is decried by Cuba as a violation of international law--even though a treaty legally grants the U.S. a lease in perpetuity. Stephen Schwab now describes the base's role in American, Caribbean, and global history, explaining how it came to be, why it's still there, and how it continues to serve a variety of purposes.--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780700616701 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0700616705 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009024285 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Navy-yards and naval stations, American--History.--Cuba
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Guantànamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)--History.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Cuba.<br/>Cuba--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--History, Naval.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VA68.G8  / S34 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>359.7097291/67